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laying brick in horizontal courses, breaking joint in the direction of the strain to be overcome. The resistance of this sort of strain is not what Kennedy undertook to ')veroome. His construction contemplates freedom to expand, but to do so without disturbing or altering the original relative positions in which the bricks are placed. I think the defendants' proposed constructIon is a clear infringement of complainant's patent, both of the hexagonal brick, and of those described in I!"ig. 4 of the drawings of the patent. I see no reason why an exception should be made in this case to the rule generally adopted in this district, where the infringement is plain, and the plaintiff's patent has either been established by the adjudication of a circuit court, or by such long public acquiescence as the courts recognize as a sufficient reason for relief such as the plaintiff now seeks in this case. The fact that the plaintiff has issued licenses, to some extent, does not compel him to be -satisfied with such license fee as a remedy for infringement. It appears that the plaintiff has made it his business to personally superintend the construction of these furnaces, where licenses were not issued, and I think he ought to be permitted to carryon his busIness as he has heretofore done. While it is true that Roberts is not a resident of this distrid, It is nevertheless true that he may be enjoined in this district from infringing the plaintiff's patent by the construction of a hot-air stove such as is proposed in the works of the Penn Iron & Coal Company. This court has heretofore held that, though a defendant may not be subject to service of process in this district, and be sued as a defendant, he may be enjoined from committing acts of ment in the district, when he comes in here for that purpose. It would be strange if such power did not exist in a court. The preliminary injunction may therefore issue, as prayed for in the bill. BAHNEY DUMPING-BOAT CO. v. NIAGARA FIRE INS. CO.
(Circuit Court ot Appeals, Second Circuit. March 18, 1895.) 1. MAnJNE INSURAKCE-"SUE AND LABOR" Cr,AusE.
An insurance company is not liable under the "sue and labor" dause ot a marine policy for expenses incurred by the assured in sending out a tug to look for insured dumping scows, which were reported to have gone adrift, but which in fact were at the time tied up in a sate place.
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The agents of a marine insurance company were notified by the owners of certain insured scows that the same were reported to be adrift, with the inqUiry what should be done about it. The agents replied that, it the scows were adrift, the best thing was to send a tug out tor them. Held, that this did not constitute a contract, outside the terms ot the policy, which would render the company liable for the tug's expenses, it appearing that the scows had not in fact gone adrift, but were tied up in a safe place.
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the South-ern District of New York. 'l'his was a libel by the Barney Dumping-Boat Company against the Niagara Fire Insurance Company to recover the amount of
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certain expenses incurred in sending out a tugboat to look for some of its scows which were insured by defendant, and which were reported to have gone adrift. In the district court the libel was, dismissed, and the libelant appeals. The policy of insurance contained the following provisions: "In case of' loss, damage, detriment, hurt, or misfortune, it shall be lawful and necessary to and for the ajsured, their factors, servants, and assigns, to sue, labor, and travel for, in, and about the defense, safeguard, and recovery of the said vessel or any part thereof, without prejudice to this insurance, and to the reasonable and just charges thereof this company will contribute in proportion as the amount herein insured bears to the valuation of said vessel as expressed in this policy. No claim for partial loss or particular average shall in any case be paid unless the amount of such claim equals or exceeds the sum of $100 on each vessel, and said sum of $100 is to be deducted therefrom, in lieu of average on each vessel." The insurance was effected through' Carpinter & Baker, who, as Mr. Carpinter testified, were the local marine agents of the defendant company for New York, having charge of the marine business in reference to insurance effected through that company, "subject to approval." The barges were chartered by the libelant company to the street cleaning department of New York City. On the morning of January 30, 1894, the street-cleaning department received notice from the life saving station at Rockaway that the Barney Dumping Company's boats were adrift out at sea. 'l'he street-cleaning department notified the dumping company of the receipt of this information, and the latter then called up by telephone Carpinter & Baker, and communicated to them the information received. The secretary of the dumping company testified that be simply reported tbe information that two dumpers had gone adrift, and asked the agents what should be done about it; and that tbe latter replied directing them to get tbe best tug tbey could, and send for the barges immediately. Mr. Carpinter, with whom the conversation was bad, testified that he said in answer to the question: "Certainly, if those boats are adrift, the best thing is to send a tug to look for them." The dumping company accordingly employed a tug, which spent 48 bours in searching for the boats, but did not find them. It was afterwards ascertained that the boats had not in fact gone adrift, but were tied up in a safe place on tbe shore of St..'lten Island. The bill for the hire of the tug was presented to Carpinter & Baker, and tbey refused to pay it, on the ground that the insurance company was not liable under the policy.
Peter S. Carter, for appellant. Anson B. Stewart, for appellee. Before LACOMBE and SHIPMAN, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM. Libelant cannot recover under the "sue and labor" clause of the policy, as there was no necessity to defend, safeguard, or recover the property. Nor did the instructions of Carpinter & Baker, even if they be considered agents of the respondent, authorize the sending of a tug to look for the boats, since those instructions were qualified with the proviso that such action should be talcen only if the boats were adrift. The decree of the district court is affirmed, with costs. GABRIELSON v. WAYDELL et at Court, E. D. New York. April 26, 1895.) L REI! JUDICA'tA-:UDGMENT ON DEFAULT.
Plaintiff recovered a judgment, in a state court, against defendant, which was reversed on appeal, and a judgment by default afterward.,